Frequently Asked Questions
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Vanta Support Guide
For Vanta's Global Support team, helping our customers is our calling. Check out our Su...
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Why Can't I Tag The Policy Owner In The Policy Editor?
When creating new policies or editing existing policies, you might come across a Name or Da...
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How often do I need to renew my SOC 2 Audit?
SOC 2 is not a mandatory regulation, but you may want to pursue a SOC 2 report if you inten...
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Important Notice: Enabling Vulnerability Scanner Services
Enabling vulnerability scanner services is essential for maintaining the security of your c...
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Adding Controls to a Test
In some cases users may want to add controls to a test that would not otherwise be associat...
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View Previous Support Tickets
Sometimes, it is helpful to view past tickets submitted to the Vanta Support team. Previous...
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Frequently Asked Questions: Billing
Why am I being charged sales tax? For customers in the United States, Vanta is required to...
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Personnel Onboarding: HIPAA
If you would like to contact your personnel directly, rather than using Vanta's automated r...
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Personnel Onboarding Template: ISO 27001
If you would like to contact your personnel directly, rather than using Vanta's automated r...
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Current Policy and Policy Editor are not showing the Same Content
Administrators may need to update an existing policy, and in the process of doing so, they ...
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Frequently Asked Questions: EU Vanta Users
Our instance says domain not found; how can we log in? We are in the EU data center. Be s...
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Verifying Communications from Vanta
Vanta uses social media to communicate company news, announcements, and updates. Remember t...
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Reconnecting your GCP integration
Vanta has changed our GCP integration to reduce permissions, reduce required APIs, and stre...
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How do I view ignored Vulnerabilities?
View all Ignored Vulnerabilities To view or edit ignore vulnerabilities, choose Deactivat...
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Frequently Asked Questions: Policies
Can the owner be a title/role versus an individual name? Yes. It's totally fine to use a ...
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Why does the total number of Tests keep changing?
Tests and documents will be added or removed depending on customer actions. For example, Gi...
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API Guide
API stands for Application Programming Interface. It is a set of rules, protocols, and tool...
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Frequently Asked Questions: What does the 'Install Password Manager' option on checklists do?
When Creating a Checklist, you will notice the Install password manager setting under the R...
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Frequently Asked Questions: Access Reviews
Are access reviews a paid product feature? Yes, Access Reviews is a paid feature. Rea...
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What Are VPC Flow Logs?
Do you know what a VPC is? It stands for Virtual Private Cloud, a digital space whe...
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SOC2: Disaster Recovery Plan - Understanding Annex A
The Annex A of a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) is a section that outlines the specific steps...
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Custom Controls & Frameworks: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I create a custom framework? Using Vanta’s template, complete a few details, includ...
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Tracking Security Trainings Provided by a Third-party
Vanta supports monitoring the completion status of various training courses for multiple st...
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Frequently Asked Questions: Background Checks
For SOC 2, ISO 27001, and HIPAA, background checks will be a control and test in Vanta....
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Will Changing my Company's Domain Name Cause Issues within Vanta?
Will changing my Company's domain name cause issues within Vanta? Changing the domain name...
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Download the Policy Template Stack
This is a guide on how to download the Policy Template Stack within the Policy Page. Fro...
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Frequently Asked Questions: Vendors
Should we be running assessments on all of our vendors? Vanta recommends that you only ne...
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Frequently Asked Questions: Vanta & Datadog Integration
What Datadog tests are enabled upon connection? The Datadog integration is verifying that...
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GCP Integration FAQ
Which resources does Vanta fetch from GCP? Artifact Registry repositories Bigquery datase...
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Frequently Asked Questions: Vanta & Okta Integration
What kind of data is Vanta requesting from Okta? Users ID Email Display Name First Name...